Monthly Archive for February, 2013

: February, 2013

Ladies and gentlemen, the first kilt sighting of the evening: Mark Andrews, accepting the Academy Award for his film Brave. The cartoon, which tells the story of a fiery-haired Scottish princess on a quest to bring her family together after a magic spell goes horribly wrong, nabbed the award for best animated feature. “I just …

San Antonio’s Tommy Lee Jones, a favorite to win an Oscar for best supporting actor for his role in “Lincoln” lost out — in something of an upset — to Christoph Waltz for “Django Unchained.
Hearst movie critic Mick LaSalle is already calli… …

Two of the first jokes fired off Seth MacFarlane’s lips at the Oscars fell flat Sunday night. The first off-color jibe was made at Rihanna and Chris Brown’s expense, while the second barb targeted Mel Gibson. The Gibson joke, when McFarlane said the reason there were so many n-bombs in the script for Django Unchained …

Celebrities are filing in for the big night, with beautiful dresses swishing their way down the red carpet. Who do you think is the best dressed of the evening? Click through our slideshow, and cast your vote in the poll below. …

Not that you really need a reason, but today is National Margarita Day. The origins of this holiday stretch back to ancient times when — just kidding, it’s a marketing ploy from the big tequila, lime and cheesy-plastic-cup triad. Or something. Anyway, if you want to tip a few back at home tonight, you have …

A mom in New York state was arrested recently for allegedly hiring strippers to perform at her son’s 16th birthday party, which was held in a private room at a bowling alley. If she is found guilty of five counts of endangering a child, she could face up to year in jail. The strippers are …

A woman in Las Vegas was arrested after police say they caught her having sex with a pit bull in her backyard, CBS Las Vegas reports. Kara Vandereyk, 23, was reported to police by neighbors, who said she was naked in her backyard with the dog, Fox 5 Vegas reports. Police said when they arrived, …

After two reports this week of people calling 911 for non-emergencies, here’s a roundup of other silly 911 calls that have cropped up of late, along with a few all-time favorites. Smokeless On Tuesday, the Associated Press reported that a woman in North Texas called 911 to request that Hood County deputies bring her some …